[
US
/ˈkɫeɪm/
]
[ UK /klˈeɪm/ ]
[ UK /klˈeɪm/ ]
NOUN
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an assertion of a right (as to money or property)
his claim asked for damages -
demand for something as rightful or due
they struck in support of their claim for a shorter work day -
an assertion that something is true or factual
his claim that he was innocent
evidence contradicted the government's claims -
an informal right to something
his claim on her attentions
his title to fame -
a demand especially in the phrase
the call of duty -
an established or recognized right
he had no documents confirming his title to his father's estate
he staked his claim
a strong legal claim to the property
VERB
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take as an undesirable consequence of some event or state of affairs
The hard work took its toll on her
the accident claimed three lives -
lay claim to; as of an idea
She took credit for the whole idea -
assert or affirm strongly; state to be true or existing
He claimed that he killed the burglar -
demand as being one's due or property; assert one's right or title to
He claimed his suitcases at the airline counter
Mr. Smith claims special tax exemptions because he is a foreign resident -
ask for legally or make a legal claim to, as of debts, for example
They claimed on the maximum allowable amount
How To Use claim In A Sentence
- Management claimed the lockout was a temporary measure and that the plant would be reopened on May 9.
- Consumers get incredibly upset when dieticians and researchers backtrack on previous findings, proclaiming that products once deemed healthy are now in question.
- The report, which was based upon conversations with children who telephoned helplines, also claimed that the hidden problem of solvent abuse kills more children than drugs every year.
- Sadly, none of a myriad of ingenious contraptions, despite inventors' claims, puts forth more energy than it absorbs.
- But Labour's focus on abolishing child poverty is not, as he (deliberately) patronisingly claims, for the "aah" factor. Labourhome
- Nothing political -- nothing _political_! "he exclaimed. Villa Elsa A Story of German Family Life
- I claim it is helping save the planet, being heated by the odd feline and my doona. The post in which I whine about the weather
- Former Rep. Steve Pearce (R) is running to re-claim his old seat. House Democrats reserve $49 million in ad time
- Contrary to what has been claimed, the theory is not insulated against attempts to disconfirm it.
- These will involve more rigorous checks on claimants to make sure their disability qualifies. The Sun